Kindergarten students: Before starting school, each new kindergartner's family is offered the chance to meet with their student's teacher during Family Connectsion to begin building a home-school partnership. So that teachers can meet with families, the kindergarten start date is postponed three days, to the Mon., Sept. 10, 2018. Read more about starting kindergarten 2018.

Preschool students: Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) classrooms follow the kindergarten start date and Family Connection schedule with Preschool Family Connections from Sept. 5-7 and the first day of school on Mon., Sept. 10. Read more about preschool at Seattle Public Schools.

Start of school for other students: Students in grades 1 through 12 will begin school on Wed., Sept. 5.